The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-26
STRONGER EVIDENCE
STILL AGAINST VAN d. BAKER.

STILL AGAINST VAN Il. BAllEn
Tho Case for the State l,elng Rapidly AN
systematically Developed a sercl.
isss Net Woven Around Baker.
The Visit to the Cove Saturday.
As stated In yesterdays paper, tn
Court and jury went down to the Gov
Saturday afternoon; leaving New Cum
berlanl about O'clock In spring wagon
and carriages, they made the trip Ii
about an hour and half. Van Baker
iron nerved aa he Is, trembled as he stool
amid the scenea Of tho McWha house, ant
gazed upon tho blood bespa!tcred walls
and tread over the profile Of his wife
traced in bold lines with her own bloot
upon tho kitchen floor. se
The jury remained in The house while
some, one rang the door bell. It could be
heard MI though the house. "a
A guard was kept at the gate while the
jury went through the grounds. No one
but tho Sheriff and bin deputies and the
other officials were permitted inside the
Enclosure. -9. To,
The way the people stared at Baker as
he went around through the premises
was q caution. ~ want to COO how he
looks" they would say. - Ja.I.
While the jury Was engaged examining
the broken window shutter OF the parlor
window, Baker looked modify on.
When at 0 o'clock yesterday, Court was
called, the commodious court room was
vol filed. Baker's father and son were
III attendance and eat at his side during
the day. Tho gray hair Of tho father was
very much in contrast with that Of the
accused. .. w I-I-6
l. TESTIMONY YESTERDAY. nh
Daniel McCloud, the witness who was
on the stand when Court adj ourncd satu1-
day evening, was sgsin put on the stand
yesterday morning, and the examination
continued by Col. McSweeney. He said {:
Il called at the jail to geo Baker. and l
might have been IN jail an hour. When
| went in Baker said: "Hello, Dan,n and
ahook haada. Soon Baker commenced
talking about the murder, aud commenced
telling me about the time he went and
brought his wife's sister home. He, Baker,
continued by telling Witness how friendly
his wife and her mother were, and how
they insiated on every person staying for
dinner. Baker continued telling witness
this following story: at vas thrss tramps
who Killed thoBs women, and can prove
they were ut tho Clifton works, and said
they might be suspicioued because they
were first to report the matter up here"
Baker further said: "Albert Lee is the
tgullty man. he committed that murder
he was at Mira. McWha's on Friday and
had long talk With the old lady. 1t was
Lee who knew where to find the bonds.
Albert Lee could tel! more about the
house than could; he could tell them
where to find everything needed to dress
the bodies." At this point Dan Swearin.
gen CAME in and he and Baker had good
many sharp words. Swearingen refused
to shake hands with Baker, and Baker
fsaid: II suppose you can't take me by the
hand because you think I killed your
aunt and niece" Swearingen said. ut ie
supposed you did kill them and would
have killed my wife too il she had rot in
the kitchen door," s.s" -4.
-, NOT DONE AT NIGHT.
Witness said to Baker, "What about
Eliza's ahoes under the bed, with blood on
them 2" as that would kill the theory about
them being Killed ut night. He remarked
II have no idea they were killed at night:
we have given up that theory. Why, there
WAS lots Of time from O'Clock until dark
for them to have been killed." He
(Bsker) told witness he could prove by
Sam RalstoE he had been in tho orchard
az ? o'clock and had left tho house before
three o'clock, and he did not think that
the murder could have been committed in
the twenty minutes time. .&4i
Cress-examined by the defense McCloud
said: II wss not ct inquest; had my first
conversation with Baker shortly after
noon; am sure he told me he got off at
Golfers; he did not tell mo he and hie
wife were in the orchard when those two
lsdiea called; do not know what he
stated to the coroner's jury. He did not
say who be went mp on the train with,
but did say he got Oft at Golfers; did
not 60 to the jail to interview him, and
woald not have mentioned the murder if
he had not brought 1t up himself. Ee
described the men who came to rent the
field. One OF them had q mark on his
hand with India ink; one Of them was a
low heavy set man, and the third was also
low and heavy set, with sandy hair; he
enid Lee said they would find the bonds
Ill box under the bureau; he did not
read to me anything about the finding Of
the bonds; first talked with Dan Swear.
ingen about what I heard Baker say; the
talk about the shoes took place after Gun.
ningham came into the cell. Cunning.
ham is the jaiIor.l S
SILENT TOKENS.
Sheriff R. E. Lindsay-The dresses
caps, etc., belonging to the murdered
women were given into my possession by
Squire Lee; have in my possession also
a newspaper and q bonnet obtained at the
house OF the victims on last Saturday; /
found the bonnet on chair and the
Newspaper WAS On the window. ~
| VIM. Snider-Live at Holidays Cove.
half mile from tho scene Of the murder ::
was on Monday, May 9th. on the section
east Of the victims house; saw the pris.
oner on that day; he walked past where
I wss working; he vas going east carry.
ing satchel; We spoke to each other; 1t
WIS Is minutes OF 8 by our timo; our time
| is So minutes slower than steubenyillo
time; after he passed mo he went on
towards Holidays Cove station. 1stl'I{
| Cross.examined-Was working on the
track above Mro. McWhs's. Track was
| in sight Of Browns honss and all the
other kouses along the road. l4 !, ~
VIM. Davidson-Ths article of agree.
ment We used tor the stable. WAC Paddy
! Mudd's old article; they told us it was
Paddy's old article. From the timo we
| got TO the horse until the time we left,
was probably % minuten or half an hour.
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